Tutorials

  In any genre, the snare drum is almost always one of the most dominant sounds in the mix. Changing the snare drum sound can change the entire feel of a song, whether it be rock, country, pop, metal, etc. I’m going to go through some techniques that I use to make the snare sound

  If you’re anything like me, you enjoy high-quality experiences: things like music, movies, sports, food… you name it. Things that, when performed with skill and precision, are truly a joy to behold. Usually, to pull it off requires lots of preparation, practice, and disci…

Hi Sam, thanks for taking the time to chat with us.  Tell us a bit about yourself, your production style, and what got you into the studio production world. My name is Sam Pappagallo and I run Screaming Parrot Studios, which is a professional home-based studio located in Pottstown PA which is about 35 miles outside of Philadelphia. We primarily work with pop-rock, pop-punk, and heavy rock music, but can record singer-songwriter, metal, hip-hop, and rap. As an engineer, I started off in the hi

  I started my DAW journey back in 1995 on a Windows ‘95 machine running Sound Forge software. The next DAW I encountered was in 2000, on Pro Tools 5 Mix Plus rig to be exact. A buddy of mine had a studio with the original Pro Control and a Yamaha 02R mixer. This was

  The two most important things of getting a good sound drum sound are to have a good drummer and a good drumset so what makes a good drummer?  A good drummer will be able to play on time, he will have a good balance when hitting the drums (for example, he will hit the